This Week in History 9/26/19
Five years ago, 2014Clay County schools report 99% retention rate for its teachers, well ahead of the national average reported in a Carnegie Foundation study.Clay Humane said it recently donated its …
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This Week in History 9/26/19
Five years ago, 2014
Clay County schools report 99% retention rate for its teachers, well ahead of the national average reported in a Carnegie Foundation study.
Clay Humane said it recently donated its 5,000th free cat spay or neuter surgery as part of a program called “Spay if Forward.”
The television show “Ghost Hunters” visit the old Clay County jail, courthouse.
10 years ago, 2009
Lorin Mock was selected as the new fire and rescue chief for Clay County.
More than 100 special needs children spent the day fishing at Ronnie Van Zant Park as guests of the Clay County Division of Parks and Recreation.
Despite a $1.75 million budget shortfall, Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler feels “confident” he won’t have to lay off deputies.
20 years ago, 1999
A Middleburg man, James Lesch, is killed when a tree he was cutting down fell on him.
Orange Park Town Council approves at $11.9 million budget with a 4.8430 millage rate.
Catarah Hampshire, Chrystal Mitchell and Toren Wagner all received free housing scholarships from the Southern Scholarship Foundation.
30 years ago, 1989
The county agrees to place a one-cent sales tax referendum on the ballot to fund capital improvement projects.
Buoyed by a 3-0 start, the Clay High Blue Devils football team is ranked eighth in the state.
Twenty-one students from Clay County graduate from St. Augustine Technical Center.
40 years ago, 1979
Green Cove Springs City Manager Bill Snow, who was recovering from a car accident, was found dead in a hotel room on Vilano Beach in St. Johns County.
Mayor Joe Love is appointed administrative head by the Green Cove Springs Commission during a special meeting.
The BCC passed an ordinance to require JEA to pay a 6% franchise fee to Clay County.
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